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The U.S. Supreme Court's 33% job approval rating is the lowest in Gallup's 26-year trend by a significant margin.
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index improved to -31 in July, driven by gains among Republicans and independents.
The World Risk Poll finds that one in 10 Americans name politics as the top risk to daily safety, with no other country rating it as a greater risk.
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Americans remain stuck in a confidence rut, with average trust in national institutions below 30% for the fifth straight year.
Confidence in U.S. higher education has fallen back to 38% after an uptick last year, which followed a sharper decline the prior decade.
Nearly three in four U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing, down slightly from a record high last year. Party gaps on immigration remain wide.
Scam victims in the U.S. lost an estimated $68 billion in 2025, suffering widespread financial and emotional harm.
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, national pride is at its lowest point in Gallup's 25-year trend.
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
More than three in four U.S. adults say the founders would be disappointed with how the country turned out, though a majority still say it has made progress.
Fewer than one in 10 Americans use artificial intelligence tools to get news and information.
Americans' approval of recent U.S. military action in Iran was lower than support for other U.S. military actions since the 1980s.
Most Americans still personally believe in the American Dream and consider it worth striving for, but fewer believe the country is delivering on it.
Americans' attitudes about abortion have shifted very little over the past four years.
Most Americans plan to mark the nation's 250th anniversary through gatherings, community activities and reflection, highlighting broad pride in the past and optimism ahead.
Americans who get political news from podcasters and influencers hold views on democracy that often diverge from their broader party's positions.
Depending on their platform, social media users have different views on democracy, national identity and citizens' power.
Americans' beliefs that birth control and gambling are morally acceptable have fallen to record lows, with independents driving much of the decline.
Since 2021, fewer Americans have said that gay or lesbian relations and changing one's gender are morally acceptable and have favored legal same-sex marriage.